A UK single‐center pilot experience using a novel robotic inchworm colonoscopy system
RC provides a significantly more comfortable colonoscopy and has great potential to improve safety in colonoscopy from this early cohort of patients. Direct visualization, biopsy, and polypectomy are still possible with RC. This study has demonstrated a viable alternative to SC. With no sedation it allows procedures to be conducted outside the traditional endoscopy unit such as outpatients. The study highlights a learning curve to reduce cecal intubation time.
Authors
- Sergio Coda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3175-5548)
- Purushothaman Premchand
- Jabed F Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8889-7726)
- Nisha Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8061-0113)
- Saswata Banerjee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5686-5087)
Institutions
- Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (GB)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- DEN Open
- Published
- 2025-04-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/deo2.70123
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.81